Breakthrough could be key to harnessing the power of the sun
Irish nanoscientist Kyle Frohna is at the forefront of crucial perovskites research
Net zero houses: The homes that produce as much energy as they consume
Increased demand for sustainable homes has lead to cheaper technology in the US
Oil prices rise on slow Opec output increase
China ramps up operating rates to meet a spike in diesel demand
Guaranteed prices for offshore wind energy proposed by Government
Scheme would see offshore developers bid in auction to determine electricity prices
John FitzGerald: Civil Service expertise key to Government policy
Specific management focus might beat generalism in serving portfolio recalibration
Nobel prize honours scientists who developed lithium ion battery
Technology has revolutionised portable electronics
Oil prices soar to three-decade highs after attacks halve Saudi output
Brent crude spikes 20% on open in biggest percentage move since 1990 Kuwait invasion
Given carbon emissions failure, should Ireland look at small nuclear reactors?
Some leading nuclear countries, including Canada and the US, have SMR projects working their way through the planning process
‘The last of the Whigs’ who refused to engage in Thatcher’s ‘Little England’
Obituary: Lord Peter Carrington used common sense to avoid conflict and strife
Co Cork couple lose challenge to windfarm permission
An Bord Pleanála granted permission for 11 turbines near their home at Bear na Gaoithe
Scientists accidentally engineer a plastic-eating enzyme
Discovery could result in recycling solution for millions of plastic bottles and containers
US company Vigor to build Ocean Energy wave energy device
Deal will see buoy designed by Cork-based firm enter US navy service by end of year
Trump’s ‘paradigm shift’ may derail free access to online content for researchers
There is a dangerous ideology currently manifested in the US, but not limited to that country, that is a threat to the global project of enlightenment and modernity
No indication of radiation exposure in US nuclear tunnel collapse
Take-cover order expanded after 400 sq ft section of tunnel failed at Hanford site
Could water be the fuel of the future?
Scientists are making strides in the discovery of potentially viable solar fuel materials
Podcast: Battle for Aleppo, Trump transition, Indian crisis
Oxfam’s Daniel Gorevan on Syria, Simon Carswell from the US, Rahul Bedhi on India
Oil prices fall on oversupply concerns despite output cuts
Fuel inventories in the US, Europe and Asia are brimming despite being peak summer driving season
Corrib gas pipeline monitoring put out to tender
Government seeks consultant as local residents query intense flaring at Ballinaboy
Corrib gas a ‘template’ for ‘how not to undertake a development’
British engineers’ group say more democratic approach could have avoided cost overruns
Shell urges ‘prompt processing’ of Corrib pipeline application
Public has until September 25th to make submissions or objections
Whale and dolphin survey to assess effect of seismic testing
GMIT-led project to measure importance of Irish waters as habitat for marine mammals
Alarming rise in stranded deepwater whales on Irish and Scottish coasts
Marine scientists worried about 80% spike in Cuvier’s beaked whale strandings this winter
Scientist concerned over ‘CIA’ weather weapon query
Concern raised over use of climate-altering technologies as potential weapons
Oil prices fall to five-year low as supply glut continues
Brent oil prices dropped to under $57 per barrel - its lowest level since May 2009
Oil drops close to $88 in well-supplied oil market
Global oil benchmark has declined more than 20 per cent from high in June
Plug to be pulled on Openhydro scheme in the US
Spiralling costs cause US to withdraw funding for €37m tidal energy scheme
Leitrim County Council calls for end to drilling work by mining firm Tamboran
Councillors vote unanimously to seek the intervention of Taoiseach and British prime minister David Cameron
Power plants sale to help pay €400m dividend scrapped by ESB
Company to borrow remaining €203m due to Government
Ford hot hatch takes on Golf GTI
Ford reveals high-performance Focus ST at Goodwood. Plus: Toyota ready to sell hydrogen fueled cars; 50 years of design at Opel
Government to change tax regime for oil industry
Updated rules expected to be announced this month at conference in Dublin Castle
Bord Gáis defends sale price of Whitegate plant
€400m power station and 680,000-strong customer base sold to Centrica for €129m
Shell to Sea criticises appointment of UK consultants for energy review
Wood Mackenzie has ‘close connections’ to oil and gas industry, campaign group says
Kilkenny sinkhole cordoned off to protect public
10m by 15m hole located in field close to former lead and zinc mine
At least 13 dead as ice storm hits US south and east coasts
Bad weather cripples travel, grounds flights and knocks out power to 363,000 customers
An Taisce call on Government to amend its ‘roadmap’ for electricity generation
Environmental charity says roadmap needs to include reductions in energy demand
ESB unions threaten all-out strike as row escalates
Union dispute committee say December stoppage will involve full withdrawal of labour
Rabbitte asks LRC to mediate in ESB pension row
Minister for Energy describes potential strike as ‘out of all proportion to issues in dispute’
Contingency plans in place for ESB strike
Department of Energy says Eirgrid is prepared for the impage of potential industrial action
Commission sets April deadline for break-up of Bord Gáis
Rabbitte says bids for Bord Gáis Energy ‘were not at an acceptable value’
Mainstream group poised to invest €660m in South African wind farm plan
Deal to make Irish company South Africa’s biggest renewable energy developer
Irish turbine industry needs to move with the winds of change
Opinion: The UK is starting to show proper concern for the people who live near wind farms
Naval Service should take part in UN and EU missions, ex-officers’ group says
Government’s defence Green Paper criticised for being ‘land-centred’
Reports of sinkholes above Corrib tunnel investigated
Shell E&P Ireland says it has informed “relevant authorities”
Reserves of shale gas in UK now twice previous estimates
Regulator warns that Britain faces electricity blackout within two years due to supply shortfall
Government clawback from sell-off of Coillte harvesting rights too low to justify deal
Government’s focus for future of State forestry company turns to feasibility of merger with Bord na Móna
Ex-GM executive joins Chinese in Fisker bid
Bob Lutz and China’s Wanxiang Group in bid to take over troubled troubled car firm
European Commission questions State licensing of seismic surveys
Complaint lodged by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
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